UK and Mauritania
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Mauritania
The scams, documents and rules that matter on this corridor. Written and reviewed by our team, and dated.
Corridor-specific scam patterns and rules are still being reviewed by our team and will appear here once published.
- Confirm the company exists in an official register and that its name matches the one on the invoice.
- Before paying into a new or changed bank account, phone the company on a number you already hold, not one from the invoice or email.
- Test the container number, ship number, ports and dates on the bill of lading with the Document checker.
- Be wary of paying in advance for goods you have not seen, or of fees demanded to release a shipment.
- Ask the carrier directly to confirm the shipment exists and where it is.
In 2025, the UK sold Mauritania about $30.0 million of goods. The biggest products were petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons, milk and cream and tractors, which together make up 19% of the total. The total has fallen by about 25% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber is growing fastest, at about 183% a year.
In 2025, the UK bought about $37.0 million of goods from Mauritania. The biggest products were iron ores and concentrates, melons and regulating or controlling instruments, which together make up 98% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (iron ores and concentrates), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 3.0% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, melons is growing fastest, at about 124% a year.
Trade by year
Total trade each year, as reported in the tables below. A missing bar means no report for that year, not zero trade.
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| Year | UK sells to Mauritania | UK buys from Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $70m | $40.5m |
| 2023 | $44m | $32.8m |
| 2024 | $34m | $28.1m |
| 2025 | $30m | $37m |
What UK sells to Mauritania
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons Product code 2711 · Fuels and oils | $2.5m Mauritania reports none | 8.2% | -43.6% a year |
| Milk and cream (concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter) Product code 0402 · Dairy, eggs and honey | $1.8m Mauritania reports none | 6.1% | n/a |
| Tractors ((other than tractors of heading no 8709)) Product code 8701 · Vehicles | $1.5m Mauritania reports none | 4.9% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Machinery (30%), Electrical equipment (11%), Fuels and oils (10%), Vehicles (7%), Dairy, eggs and honey (6%) .
What UK buys from Mauritania
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ores and concentrates (including roasted iron pyrites) Product code 2601 · Ores | $32.3m | 87.4% | -5.9% a year |
| Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas) (fresh) Product code 0807 · Fruit and nuts | $3.1m | 8.4% | +124.4% a year |
| Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus (automatic type) Product code 9032 · Optical and medical instruments | $994k | 2.7% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Ores (87%), Fruit and nuts (8%), Optical and medical instruments (3%), Live plants and flowers (0%), Fish and seafood (0%) .
Where the opportunities are
Products that are moving on this corridor. Only products of a meaningful size are listed. Treat these as leads to check, not promises: a fast rise can reverse.
Room to grow
Products that a market buys a lot of, where this corridor supplies only a small part. Shares are for the latest year both sides reported. A small share can also mean a hard market, so check the rules and the buyer first.
A free account shows the complete product lists, every fast-growing and new product, and the markets where this corridor supplies little. Accounts are checked by hand, so use your business email.
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Value is what was traded in the year, in US dollars. A big number means a big market, not necessarily an easy one to enter.
Share is that product's part of the total in the table above. A product with a large share is what this corridor already trades most of.
Growth is the average yearly change since the first year shown. A green figure means trade in that product is rising.
Product code is the international customs code (HS) for the product group. Your customs agent and the guide below will ask for it, and it decides the duty you pay.
These are totals reported by customs authorities, not prices or orders. Use them to see where demand exists, then check the rules and the company you plan to deal with.
Next steps
Some figures come from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) overseas trade statistics, with pounds converted to US dollars at the Bank of England's monthly average rate. The rest are what each country reported to the UN (Comtrade), in US dollars. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Imports are usually reported including freight and insurance, exports without, so the two sides of a corridor will not match exactly. Company counts are companies listed on ExporterIQ.